The Mountain Pass Used By Settlers On Their Way West. From there pioneers had a choice of routes to their destinations. Some settlers who crossed would then use that expertise to help others cross.
From there pioneers had a choice of routes to their destinations. Usually it started with a deer trail then the best deer paths would become native american trading routes. I can speak for some of the passes out here in the west.
In 1763 at the end of the french and indian war the british issued a proclamation mainly intended to conciliate the indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands.
In some notable cases the way westward was a road or canal which had been constructed specifically to accommodate settlers. Appalachian mountains name the mountain pass used by settlers on their way west. The cumberland gap is a pass through the long ridge of the cumberland mountains within the appalachian mountains near the junction of the u s. Some settlers who crossed would then use that expertise to help others cross.